Garment-hanger.



No. 717,751. QA E'NIBD, JAN. s, 1903;

s. H. KIMBALL &' A. e. HAVER;

' GARMENT HANGER.

APPLICATION PILEJD OGT.3, I902. 80 MODEL.

rT Sn'rns PATENT HAVER, or

GARM ENT-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 717,751, dated January 6, 1903. Application filed October 3, 1902- Serial No. 125,810. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern: 7

Be it known that we, SOPHIE H. KIMBALL, residing at Painesville, in the county of Lake, and ABIGAIL G. HAVER, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Ouyahoga, State of Ohio, citizens of the United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Hangers; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an improved garment-hanger.

The object of the invention is to provide a hanger which will not only support a gar ment in the ordinary manner, but will clamp the same, whereby a more efficient hanger is constituted and accidental fallingof the garment from the hook is prevented.

In carrying out the foregoing object we form a hanger of spring metal bent into a series of loops having proximating portionsforming a clamp between which the garment may be clamped.

Novel details of the construction will be apparent from the detailed description here inafter and the thereto appended claims when read in connection with. the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof.

In the drawings a preferable embodiment of the invention is shown for the purpose of illustration, in which' Figure 1 represents a side elevation of the invention, and Fig. 2 is a similar view of a slightly-modified construction.

Referring more specifically to the ldraw-- ings, wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts in the two views, A designates the spring metal bent into a series of loops B, C, and D, the upper loop'having a downwardly-extending bent portion d and the lower loop having a corresponding upwardly-bent portion 1), while the intermediate loop hasa nose 0, proximating the portion (1, and a downwardly-bent portion 0,

proximating the portion 17, whereby clamps E and E are formed between which the gar ment or other article to be supported may be clamped to more securely support the same and prevent accidental displacement or removal thereof. The loops are arranged from top to bottom in receding series, so that there is a clearance between the clamps E and E, whereby the article supported by the clamp E may overhang the article supported by the clamp E. The return-arm F of the uppermost loop is formed straight, as shown, and has its inner end sharpened and screwthreaded for securing the same to a wall or the like to support the hanger in desired position. The return-arm G of the lowermost loop is arranged parallel to the arm F, but has a part f thereof bent at right angles thereto and extended upwardly to said arm E, where the same is looped around the arm, as at f. This right-angle portion is adapted to rest against the surface of the wall to brace the hanger in an obvious manner.

Slight changes in the details and arrangement of the construction shown may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. Also, if found desirable, for supporting very heavy articles the lowermost loop may be provided with a suitable brace, as shown in dotted lines at X, Fig. 2; but for ordinary purposes such will not be necessary,

- as the lower loop is braced from the wall to a certain extent, and it in turn braces the intermediate loop, while both the intermediate and lower loops brace the upper loop.

Having thus described the invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1.- A support of the character described formed of spring metal bent into a series of vertically-disposed loops having proximating portions forming clamps between which an article may be clamped, saidloops being in approximately vertical alinement and arranged from top to bottom in receding-series; substantially as described.

2. A support of the character described formed of spring metal bent into three loops,

the intermediate loop having an upwardlydirected nose portion and a downwardly-bent lower portion, and the upper and lower loops having portions proximating the nose and downwardly-bent portions of the intermediate loop to form clamps between which an article may be clamped, substantially as described.

3. A support of the character described formed of spring metal bent into a series of loops, the upper loop having a downwardlybent portion, and the adjacent loop having an upwardly-extending nose portion proximating said downwardly-bent portion of the upper loop to form a clamp between which an article may be clamped, substantially as described.

4. A support of the character described formed of spring metal bent into three loops, the intermediate loop having an upwardlydirected nose portion and a downwardly-bent lower portion, and the upper and lower loops having portions proximating the nose and downwardly-bent portions of the intermediate loop to form clamps between which an 

